NikkiPen

At around 3 months post op, i began having salty carb cravings, Cheez-its, or Triscuits, etc. Dry, carb, salty is what i really wanted! When I found myself at the store buying a big box of Cheez-Itz, I realized I needed to change something. So I did some reading and research, and knowing that Keto is forever, not just to get to a goal, this was a bigger jump for me somehow. But I had all that surgery and all, so why not go for the gold??
I've recently downloaded 4 cookbooks that use 5 ingredients, contain 5 carbs to make all of the keto recipes, Bfast, lunch, dinner, and Dessert (In Five <-- for those google searchers). These aren't bariatric geared, so I have to pay attention to the end of day totals and see if i'm lacking in any Protein areas. LOTS of fun foods in there, incorporating cream and cheese and eggs into a lot, but at the same time, not having to eat eggs and bacon every morning for bfast. I've not used those ketostix, but I'm sure as this goes along, I'll want to keep up with that. I'm still just starting out.
This morning I am eating a Maple Pecan Porridge, made with Coconut Flour and Ground Flaxseed, with Cinnamon and toasted Pecans. I has a great taste, and certainly filled me up faster than expected. And most of these recipes are made for either 2 or 4 servings. I'm making for me only, hubs is a carb man, but I usually can adjust for 2 servings so that i only have 1 leftover meal.

And I set this up as Nasty- trying to figure out what to do with it now. I got the Creamer, and the Cafe Bella. I'm able to drink the Bella now, but I have to add 2 cups of full strength coffee, and half a cup of 2% milk in order to drink it. Way too sweet for me otherwise, and quite expensive.

Though I do like the grilled cheese flavor crunchies. Sriracha is spicy and honey mustard bbq is kinda sweet

I had an issue with chewing 4 big chalky Calcium tabs a day and went in search for solutions without it being a capsule either. I found this and I really enjoy it. Its the consistency of the drinkable yogurt. Tastes like a slightly tart blueberry yogurt shooter. Just 2 TBSP every morning

That's just awesome @Dashofpixiedust8 ! I especially like the scores above 10 hehehe!
Thanks for this very thorough rundown of your palate pleasers (and displeasers). I'm definitely saving this and adjusting to my own tastes.

I had an issue with chewing 4 big chalky Calcium tabs a day and went in search for solutions without it being a capsule either. I found this and I really enjoy it. Its the consistency of the drinkable yogurt. Tastes like a slightly tart blueberry yogurt shooter. Just 2 TBSP every morning

I had an issue with chewing 4 big chalky Calcium tabs a day and went in search for solutions without it being a capsule either. I found this and I really enjoy it. Its the consistency of the drinkable yogurt. Tastes like a slightly tart blueberry yogurt shooter. Just 2 TBSP every morning

And I set this up as Nasty- trying to figure out what to do with it now. I got the Creamer, and the Cafe Bella. I'm able to drink the Bella now, but I have to add 2 cups of full strength coffee, and half a cup of 2% milk in order to drink it. Way too sweet for me otherwise, and quite expensive.

Though I do like the grilled cheese flavor crunchies. Sriracha is spicy and honey mustard bbq is kinda sweet

I had an issue with chewing 4 big chalky Calcium tabs a day and went in search for solutions without it being a capsule either. I found this and I really enjoy it. Its the consistency of the drinkable yogurt. Tastes like a slightly tart blueberry yogurt shooter. Just 2 TBSP every morning

I had an issue with chewing 4 big chalky Calcium tabs a day and went in search for solutions without it being a capsule either. I found this and I really enjoy it. Its the consistency of the drinkable yogurt. Tastes like a slightly tart blueberry yogurt shooter. Just 2 TBSP every morning

That's just awesome @Dashofpixiedust8 ! I especially like the scores above 10 hehehe!
Thanks for this very thorough rundown of your palate pleasers (and displeasers). I'm definitely saving this and adjusting to my own tastes.

Protein bars rating out of 10
P=protein
C=calories
S=sugar
Sa=sugar alcohol

Balance-
Chocolate chip cookie dough 15p 210c 17s 5/10
Chocolate mint cookie crunch 14p 200c 16s 9/10 (tastes like thin mint)
Chocolate Peanut Butter 14p 200c 17s 4/10
Cookie dough 15p 210c 17s 4/10

Bounce-
Coconut macadamia 8p 160c 9s 4/10

Cliff bars-
Blueberry crisp 10p 250c 22s 10/10
Chocolate chip peanut crunch 10p 260c 20s 7/10
Peanut toffee buzz 10p 250c 21s 10/10
White chocolate macadamia 9p 260c 20s 4.5/10

Cliff builder-
Chocolate hazelnut 20p 280c 20s 7/10 (does not taste like hazelnut, more like caramel):
Chocolate mint 20p 270c 22s 8/10 (flavor [emoji1303] texture [emoji1304])
Chocolate peanut butter 20p 280c 21s 6/10

Epic-
Beef habanero cherry 13p 190c 9s 0/10
Chicken Sriracha 15p 100c 0s 9/10

Fit joy-
Birthday cake batter 20p 230c 3s 10/10
Homemade pumpkin 20p 220c 4s 8/10

GNC-
Lean shake banana cream 170c 25p 2s 7/10 (not strong but no after taste)
Lean shake chocolate 25p 170c 2s 6/10
Lean shake pumpkin spice 25p 170c 2s 10/10
Lean shake strawberries and cream 25p 170c 2s 9/10
Lean shake vanilla 25p 170c 2s 5/10

Isopure-
Blue raspberry 40p 160c 0s 9/10

Larabar-
Pumpkin pie 10p 220c 18s 4/10

Luna-
chocolate cupcake 9p 190c 4/10
Chocolate chip cookie dough 12p 170c 15s 9/10
Chocolate coconut almond protein 12p 180c 13s 8.5/10
Chocolate peanut butter 8p 180c 5s 8/10
Chocolate peanut butter protein 12p 190c 13s 11/10
Chocolate peppermint stick 8p 190c 8s 10/10
Chocolate salted caramel protein 12p 170c 15s 6.5/10
Lemon zest 9p 190c 9s 12/10
Peanut butter cookie 10p 240c 18s 2/10

Oatmega-
Brownie crisp 14p 190c 5s 7/10

Oh yeah! One-
Almond bliss 21p 230c 1s 10sa 10/10 (tastes like almond joy)
Birthday cake 21 p 220c 1s 10sa 10/10
Blueberry cobbler 20p 220c 1s 10sa 10/10
Chocolate birthday cake 22p 210c 1s 9sa 5/10
Chocolate chip cookie dough 210c 1s 11sa 6/10
Cinnamon roll 20p 230c 1s 11sa 0/10
Cookies and cream 22p 220c 1s 10sa 5/10
Lemon cake 22p 220c 1s 10sa 10/10
Maple glazed donut 20p 220c 1s 10sa 10/10
Mint chocolate chip 220c 8/10
Peanut butter pie 22p 220c 1s 9sa 10/10
Salted caramel 20p 220c 1s 10sa 11/10

Power bar-
Cookies and cream 20p 210c 13s 1/10

Promax-
Chocolate chip cookie dough 20p 290c 26s 6/10
Double fudge brownie 20p 280c 29s 2/10

Quest bar-
Apple pie 20p 190c 3s 7/10
Banana nut muffin 20p 180c 2s 10/10
Blueberry muffin 21p 190c 2s 11/10
Cereal-chocolate 12p 110c 8s 10/10
Cereal- cinnamon bun 12p 110c 8s 8/10
Cereal-waffle 12p 110c 8s 10/10
Chocolate chip cookie dough 21p 190c 1s 10/10
Chocolate peanut butter 20p 170c 1s 5/10
Cinnamon roll 20p 170c 1s 4/10
Coconut cashew 20p 190c 1s 7/10
Cookies and cream 21p 190c 1s 10/10
Lemon cream pie 20p 170c 1s 4/10
Mint chocolate chip 20p 190c 1s 8/10
Mocha chocolate chip 20p 180c 1s 11/10
Oatmeal chocolate chip 20p 190c 1s 5/10
Peanut butter and jelly 20p 200c 2s 0/10
Rocky road 20p 210c 1s 10/10
Smores 20p 180c 1s 9/10

Quest chips-
BBQ 22p 130c 0s 9/10
Cheddar sour cream 22p 130c 0s 10/10
Sea salt 23p 130c 0s 1/10
Sour cream and onion 21p 120c 1s 9/10

Quest shake-
Banana cream 21p 100c 2s 6/10
Cookies and cream 20p 100c 1s 4/10
Peanut butter 23p 110c 1s 10/10
Salted caramel 22p 100c 1s 12/10

Think thin-
Brownie crisp high protein 20p 230c 12sa 5/10
Chocolate peanut butter toffee 13p 180c 2s 9sa 5.5/10
Cinnamon bun white chocolate 10p 150c 5s 10/10
Cookies and cream 20p 230c 14sa 1/10
Lemon 20p 240c 13sa 10/10
Peanut butter 20p 240c 11sa 11/10 (tastes like Reese's)
- [ ] Salted caramel 10p 150c 5s 11/10
Smores 10p 150c 5s 8.5/10

Zing-
Dark chocolate coconut 10p 210c 13s 3/10
Dark chocolate mint 11p 210c 13s 6/10 (mint flavor VERY strong)

Hello!
So 4 weeks today and got my pics uploaded from my last appointment.
Here are some pictures...
1 week out compared to 3 weeks out




Day of surgery to 3 weeks out




Shopping today :-)

I am 4 years post-op RNY. As far as the inner me, I did not detect any change.
But some individuals do. I think perhaps it might be expectations. They might believe that if they lost the weight, everything in their lives would change for the better - that overweight was the root cause of all their personal problems. It doesn't.
In my case I had the surgery because my obesity was causing me to slide down the slippery slope of bad health conditions (high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, severe acid reflux [Gerd]). The surgery corrected those conditions and I am very please to be healthy again. I also was pleasantly surprised on how easy it was to drop the weight because after the operation I lost my hunger. And I was also surprised by the fact that I went from a size 3X in shirts down to a size Small and from a size 46 in pants down to a size 33. It meant that I could shop in department stores again and replace my wardrobe with the latest fashionable styles.
Perhaps another component is hormones. As you lose weight, the chemicals and hormones that were stored in your fat cells are released into your body. These will pass through your kidneys and be expelled in your urine. But they can generate a flush of hormones during the weight loss phase and in some people dramatically affect their mood. This hormone rush generally simmers down once you transition into maintenance. It is important to meet your daily Fluid requirements, because it take fluids to flush these hormones from your system.
Another component to your question is how the outside world treats the obese you from the slim, fit you. People treat fat people differently. Some comments may rub you wrong. Sometimes this is out of jealousy. Some people perhaps may even wish you to fail because they are obese and do not want to follow your path.

I had exactly the same issue - 2 months, out all over the place, totally unable to tolerate the work stress and totally overwhelmed. I wrote a post about it [emoji23]
I ended up quitting kinda suddenly. Part of me wished I had hung on til I was in a better place emotionally. I hated the place and the quitting was not totally out of the blue but the emotional upheaval brought on by the sleeve definitely contributed to everything being totally overwhelming.
Hold on, if you can - it does get easier. Take a mental health day off for your sanity and to recharge so you are better equipped to cope. I wish I had done that when I needed to!
Good luck!

I pooped today and the angels sang.
as you were👍🏾👍🏾

Congrats@DedicatedLady &@doingit4me2017 !!!
Thanks for putting together and keeping up with such an awesome challenge@Dashofpixiedust8 . Not to mention your time and effort, and making sure you've reached out to each one. Truly awesome!

Congrats@DedicatedLady &@doingit4me2017 !!!
Thanks for putting together and keeping up with such an awesome challenge@Dashofpixiedust8 . Not to mention your time and effort, and making sure you've reached out to each one. Truly awesome!

@Mershyou are kinda being an aggressive prick. You post a topic, you open up the conversation, then don't like the path the conversation follows.
It sounds like you are doing awesome and are very successful. You have a solid plan to live your life and meet your goals. You have a dietician and a trainer and "get all the advice you need" .
If you have all the support and all the information and don't enjoy the opinions of others to support you, then might I suggest you stop visiting this site. You seem to have support all around you.
And yes this is my opinion and judgment based on your sarcastic bullying remarks to a perfect stranger on a social media site.

I was too afraid of dying to getting sick to really test my sleeve early on. I live alone far away from friends and family so I had surgery alone and recovered alone.
I am pretty happy that I was so afraid, because by the time I introduced other foods. I had so much success with my weight loss, I wasn't willing to risk it for food.
Just because you can tolerate foods, doesn't mean you should try them. You really need to get handle on your cravings because by the time you are 6 months you will be able to eat larger amounts of the foods you shouldn't be eating.
At the 2 year mark I could easily eat 3-4000 calories a day if all I did was sit in the house and munch all day. Large pizza, family size bag of chips, unlimited Cookies. All of that. In a day if all I did was eating. Nothing is going to stop you from eating bad foods but you.

Bariatric Advantage has a new chewable for both. It looks and tastes like a starburst. The hard chalk like chewables didn't sit well.

CONGRATULATIONS to @DedicatedLady and @doingit4me2017! You posted every week and were the numbers randomly chosen by the computer to win the gift cards! Please message me your emails and I will send you one!

My weigh in this week was 245. Not much lost this week but I am down a total of 37.6 pounds during the challenge! I will definitely take that!

I really enjoying doing this challenge with all of you! Thanks for joining in!

@naturallyzee Thanks for joining in on the challenge! You did great and lost 16.6 pounds this challenge! I hope to see you in the next one!

@Sleeveforme2017You did great this challenge and lost 18.4 pounds! Thanks for joining in and I hope to see you in the next challenge! I took your last weight as your final since I was late! congrats on making goal!

@Torriluv87 Try and focus on the fact that you lost 8 pounds this challenge! I know it's hard to not think of the what ifs. Be proud of your loss and all you can do is move forward! Thanks for joining in on another challenge and I hope to see you in the next one!

@Apple1 Congrats on making your goal!

@leslaine Thanks for joining in on the challenge! You did great and lost 11.6 pounds during the challenge! I hope to see you in the next one!

@klette0147 You already posted at 211? Do you want me to change it to 213?

@dixonpratt Thanks for joining in! You did great and lost 16 pounds during the challenge! I hope to see you in the next challenge!

@DedicatedLadyThanks for joining in on the challenge! Congrats on beating your goal! You lost an amazing 39 pounds during the challenge! I hope to see you in the next one!

@Missy161 Sorry, I was away all weekend and this is my final week of classes so I got behind on updating the spreadsheet. I am updating it now. You can just click on the link in the first entry on this post!

@katieroybalThanks for joining in on the challenge! You lost a total of 8 pounds on the challenge! I hope to see you in the next challenge!

@Michelle71 Even though you didn't lose any weight this week you are still down 14.6 pounds during the challenge! Thanks for joining in! I hope to see you in the next challenge!

@Flippista You hardly gained though! It's good you caught yourself! You did great this challenge though and are down 14 pounds since the start! Thanks for joining in and I hope to see you in the next challenge!

@NikkiPen Thanks for joining in on this challenge! You lost 11 pounds since you started the challenge! I hope to see you in the next one!

@klette0147 Thanks for joining in on the challenge again! You lost 4 pounds this challenge! I hope to see you in the next challenge!

@dede0314 Thanks for joining in on the challenge! Keep at it! I hope to see you in the next challenge!

@braydens.momma Thanks for joining in again! You did great and lost 18.6 pounds this challenge! I hope to see you in the next one!

@doingit4me2017 You did great this challenge! i'm sure you will hit onederland soon! Maybe in the next challenge! Thanks for joining in again! I hope to see you in the next challenge!

@Pam_2-06-2017 PMS is the worst! It's not a real gain so just take a breath and think about the great loss you will have next week! Thanks for joining in! I hope to see you in the next challenge!

@jimp444 You stayed the same this week. I'm sorry this stall is giving you trouble! You still have done amazing and lost 28.6 pounds during this challenge! Be proud! Thanks for joining in! I hope to see you in the next one!

@6'1Mommy I know the ups and downs of the scale can be discouraging, we just have to keep moving forward. You did great and lost 6 pounds during the challenge! Thanks for joining in! I hope to see you in the next one!

@rydersmama You still did great and am down 1.1 pounds this challenge! Thanks for joining in again! I hope to see you in the next one!

@Missy161 You did great and lost 32.2 pounds this challenge! Thanks for joining in! I hope to see you in the next one!

@Entrise I'm so sorry Prednisone is the WORST! You will come back from this! Thanks for joining in again! You will lose it in the next challenge!

@cassiegurl Thanks for joining in on the challenge! You lost 29 pounds this challenge! I hope to see you in the next one!

@tinytummy17That's amazing! You made it to ONEDERLAND!!!! Thanks for joining in! You did great and lost 16.7 pounds this challenge! I hope to see you in the next challenge!

@turtletoo Thanks for joining in the challenge! Keep at it! I hope you join the next one!

@thisisthenewme Thanks for joining in on the challenge! You did great and lost 11 pounds this challenge and made it to onederland! I hope to see you in the next challenge!